In this Feb. 25, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden listens as Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., speaks during a virtual meeting of the National Governors Association, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. The Democratic governor is struggling through a sexual harassment scandal that’s testing the limits of his party’s support as Democrats grapple with their first political crisis of the post-Trump era.
Both of New York’s Democratic U.S. senators have publicly embraced the state attorney general’s nascent investigation into Cuomo’s behavior. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday described the allegations as “deeply troubling and deeply concerning.”And on Monday, President Joe Biden, a longtime Cuomo ally, declined to stand behind the embattled governor.
While Democrats across the country are not rallying behind Cuomo, few are calling for him to step down. That’s in contrast to the treatment of former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, who ultimately bowed to pressure from within his own party to step down in 2018 after facing accusations of sexual impropriety from several women.
Cuomo was already facing criticism for his administration’s undercounting of pandemic-related nursing home fatalities last week when a former aide, Lindsey Boylan, elaborated on harassment allegations she first made in December. Boylan said Cuomo subjected her to an unwanted kiss and comments about her appearance.
In a written statement, he said he had teased people about their personal lives in an attempt to be “playful.”
and this is just the beginning, the end of wonderful prospects! ahahahaaaa!
the struggle is real yo
GOP activists are manufacturing scandals enough. He said something to two women which they interpreted. No touching no getting pushy about doing something just words one time each. Get your heads out of your asses. Stop trying to ruin your best.
Indeed they are. The hands that clapped are gesturing a bas!
_Politics It is the women who are struggling as a result of his actions.
Fire Cuomo Now
Cuomo is the 'first political crisis of the post-Trump era' only because the media's hatred of Trump prevented them from reporting on Cuomo in real time when it would have done some good and maybe saved some lives.
Bumped into an old amigo who's an anti-Trump Democrat. Briefly mentioned Super PAC.. he says, 'Super PAC? What's that?! Whoa, sounds like your getting into conspiracies.'
Meh, just take the gop track and ignore it and blame Antifa.
Trump is behind it
he must step down!!! enough of men like him.
How is this a 'political crisis'?
Democrats should ignore the media chatter. This is a matter for the NY State Attorney General and Governor Cuomo. Democrats, unlike Republicans, believe in accountability. The last four years has left a void in good government. This is about one Governor and two women.
He should be in jail!!!
It was a crisis during the Trump presidency. You and many others just refused to cover it due to TDS
Biden loves the governor.
Elected politician men, bi-parties, exploit female staffers as an asset for their personal gains - sexual nature. All forms of sexual harassment & assaults are despicable!
First?
Maybe he should write another book on how awesome he is?
so quick to turn this into politics..So ok..u'll go..Republicans have the most sexual abuse/harrassment issues but they are always the ones pointing fingers. They need to look at their own !!
The corporate media ignored All the very credible allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Trump for 4 years. Now they are interested in the subject?
And the 10,000+ elderly deaths. The seems to always leave this off.
_Politics Why the HELL are dems so bad at this? Donald Trump was accused of everything under the sun, INCLUDING RAPE. and there was a tape - yet he got off scot-free!!!!
I don’t feel in disarray. Wouldn’t I know it if I were in disarray?
They, old-men politicians, are the same. They use their assets/people for personal gains, eg. sexual nature. The difference is there is an ethics official to monitor their behaviors toward women, ha.
If EliseStefanik can get Jim Jordan and Madison Crawther to resign then Cuomo could go
_Politics Wrong. Don’t get it twisted. This is NOT a Democrats’ political crisis - it’s Gov. Cuomo’s political & personal crisis misreporting
LMAO. The liberal media is bored without Trump being in office that they are turning against their own. They need something to print. If Trump was still in office, there wouldn't be a single peep about Cuomo.
_Politics Shutting down the XL Keystone pipeline isn't a scandal? A president whose actions directly leads to multiple job losses during a pandemic is okay?
What’s to grapple about? How can the Democrats or any decent person stand behind a sexual predator? You can’t support that. Be better.
Cuomo has got to go
Every group has bad apples here and there. Either confront them on the situation or kick him to the curb!
Yeah. We are not a cult. If Cuomo is guilty.,,,indict & incarceration
Cuomo should resign, find religion and try to get rehabilitated. Locker room talk maybe acceptable for Republicans not for Democrats.
The admissions that Cuomo has made are sufficient to demand his resignation.
Make it fair and take every representative accused of sexual harassment down.
It is Al Franken style bullshit. They should have taken care of it at the time by telling him they felt uncomfortable. Whining cowards.
The first they’ve recognized. Tara Reade is still waiting for her independent investigation
And not one word from MeToo. Crickets. Not when it’s one of their own Democrat or media darlings.
The Dems got to face their own demons now that they can’t just blame everything on Trump!
Lol...you wrote “first political crisis of the post-Trump era.” 😂 Giving Babylon Bee a run for their money, eh AP?
thats ine way to remove someone good ol harassment accusatiion tried and true
Modern work environment, old work-related problem - sexual harassment by mostly old men in power. Republicans or Democrats when in power, they attempt to use their assets/people for personal gains. Cuomo's personal gains are sexual nature, gah!
DUMP HIM. This is why democrats are incompetent, they care more about playing political games than helping ppl. If they actually helped people, they would win every election
If it was Trump, he’d be crowing from the roof top how ugly the women were. Definitely a Republican hit job.
Only if they were like the GOP, you know deflect, pivot and turn it on the women.
Repubs: Cuomo has 2 accusers, he must resign!! Also repubs: Trump’s multiple accusers? Meh! they are lying
They are throwing him under the bus with this to distance themselves from the nursing home scandal which they ignored while it was happening. Either way, however he goes, good riddance.
After 4 years of Trump/his accusers and Kavanaugh, I am numb to stuff like have you been with an older man. Did he rape her? Was extortion involved? Wait Congress has proved that even extortion is no big deal. Over 500K dead, people losing jobs and houses. Let's focus.
Impeaching LyinBiden will happen in 2022.
Let's test the limits...
How the turntables...
I dont support him. Dems r not rethugs we dont support crooks or molestors
What happened to Trump? I forgot
So they partially support a creep who verbally abuses people and covers up his part in killing people. dumbass fuckingmoron DrainTheSwamp FuckTheGOPToo
I would be curious to know more about the why of coming out with this now as opposed to earlier.
Let the investigation play out but let's NOT make the same mistake we did with Al Franken. We lost a great Senator over bullshit. Cuomo has a lot of enemies, many earned by his heavy handedness. Let's make sure who he had his hands on before we lynch him. He's a strong leader.
Wrong. The first post trump political crisis for the democrats is the republicans. Or maybe I should have said the country’s political crisis happened the day after the inauguration because trump wasn’t arrested.
Let him sink on his own.
Democrats’ problem collectively? I doubt it. It’s his problem.
Dude wrote a book during the pandemic. What an ego
What? First? The old guy forgetting his existence during a simple speech isn’t a scandal?
Skirting any 'whataboutism' 'revelativitisim' 'false equibalance' of Trumpisms, I dare say that unless you are talking about a videotaped rape Cuomo committed, this should not be an issue for any GOP cultist that should even dare to mention.
So here’s the thing. The Democratic Party doesn’t try and protect their leaders who do shitty things and make believe it didn’t happen. Anyone who does this kind of thing needs to be held accountable, period.
First? What about the kids in cages? The bombing of Syria? $2000 checks becoming $1400? Keep up we are failing in record time!
Use the GOP playbook of course. Can't have two standards.
Sorry, the timing feels off. Dig deeper.
Scaelasly they will find a way to forgive their prolific elder criminal
Is anyone else besides me sick and tired of complaints from the right when a GOP politician is caught on tape bragging about grabbing a woman in the pu$$y, claiming that the liberal MSM never touches the subject when it comes to a democrat?
Sad to hear
This isn't hard at all. If what the victims are saying is found to be credible, and substantiated, the guy needs to resign and charges need brought against him. Idgaf what party he is from. This BS shouldn't be tolerated.
Yawn. Unfortunately Cuomo isn't going anywhere.
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Thanks a lot Gov. Cuomo.
Democrats have called for an investigation and if the allegations are credible Cuomo needs to be removed from office and prosecuted Please notice the difference, Democrats believe in the rule of law and despise sexual predators, Republicans love rapists and hate the law
Democrats should dump Cuomo... he brings little of value to the party. Once investigations have been completed it is likely that there will be enough evidence to support multiple charges of impeachment should he not resign
Where was all this outrage when Trump was accused of assault time and time again?
What about that $2000 lie
How convenient for Cuomo's opponent that these women are coming forward now.
Democrats hold our own accountable & we clean our own house. GOP only makes excuses
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